Podcast Episodes

TEASER: Listener Origin Stories

Last month the three hosts told their origin stories, or how they first became aware of the problems associated with cars and automobile dependency. Our stories included everything from lessons learn…

Published on 2 years ago

TEASER: Hess for the Holidays

Since 1964, the Hess Corporation has released a toy truck for the holiday season, an annual tradition that's highly anticipated by children and collectors alike. Models have included gas tankers, fir…

Published on 2 years ago

Road Ecology with Ben Goldfarb

In his new book, Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping The Future of Our Planet, independent conservation journalist Ben Goldfarb writes about how roads and cars are wreaking havoc on nature across …

Published on 2 years ago

What the Hell is Happening In the UK?

Episode 115

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared it's time to end what he calls "the war on motorists." First, the Conservative Party leader announced he was delaying the UK's commitment to ban the sa…

Published on 2 years ago

TEASER: Origin Stories

Have you ever found yourself wondering, how did Aaron, Doug and Sarah get mobilized into the war on cars? What made them this way?

If so, you're in luck. In this bonus episode, exclusively for Patreo…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

John Bauters, America's Bike Mayor

Since he was elected mayor in 2020, John Bauters has gained an international reputation for his work to transform transportation and housing in the tiny city of Emeryville, which is wedged between Oa…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Dark PR with Grant Ennis

Episode 113

In his new book, Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Harms Our Health and the Environment, Grant Ennis — a lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia — identifies the "nine devious fram…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Unintended Consequences with Steven Johnson

Episode 112

This year, 2023, marks the hundredth anniversary since chemical engineer Thomas Midgley, Jr. made the discoveries that led to the invention of leaded gasoline. Of all the many harms that the automobi…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

TEASER: Celebrating Your Wins!

In this bonus episode just for Patreon supporters of The War on Cars, we do a quick news roundup before getting to the thing that matters most: WINNING.

Last month we reached out to our liteners and …

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Why Congestion Pricing Matters with Diana Lind

Episode 111

After 16 years of slogging its way through municipal, state and federal government and every imaginable form of public process, congestion pricing is finally on its way to New York City. If all goes …

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago